Five prime-time games highlight Packers' 2014 schedule

8:06 AM,
Apr. 24, 2014

Green Bay Packers' Sam Shields, Jarrett Bush, Charles Woodson, M.D. Jennings and Tramon Williams jump with Seattle Seahawks receivers on the last play of their 2012 game at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. Seattle receiver Golden Tate (81) was credited with the catch for the game winning touchdown. Evan Siegle/Press-Gazette Media

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The Green Bay Packers will open their 2014 season in the national spotlight against the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field, site of one of the most controversial losses in team history.

The NFL released its schedule Wednesday evening and gave the Packers the monumental task of kicking off the season with a night game in Seattle on Thursday, Sept. 4. The Seahawks are coming off a Super Bowl rout of the Denver Broncos and have been virtually unbeatable at home.

The nationally televised event on NBC will feature a rematch of the infamous 2012 "Fail Mary" game when ...